b) _EnableColorOptionsMMAT.package:
This file must be copied into your *PROGRAM* installation folder (not in the Documents folder!).
Example: C:\Program Files\EA Games\The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection\Double Deluxe\Base\TSData\Res\Sims3D\
but if you have changed the installation path while installing the game, it may be different.

c2) Open the "ProgramFiles" folder and move the entire "zCEP-EXTRA" subfolder, along with the several files contained in it, in:
(Program Files)\EA Games\The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection\Double Deluxe\Base\TSData\Res\Catalog\

The CEP v9 enables colour options for Maxis objects shipped with:
The Sims 2 (base game) - University - Nightlife - Open for Business - Family Fun Stuff
Glamour Life - Pets - Seasons - Bon Voyage - FreeTime - Apartment Life
(plus almost all the objects from the Stuff Packs up to M&G).
It can safely be used by *ALL* users, with *ANY* game configuration

"CEP EXTRA" components: these are fixes and additional features that are not required, but their installation is strongly suggested; read details about the CEP EXTRA in the Documentation installed along with the CEP.

CEP Documentation: it's optional, but it's very interesting; it includes the FAQ, a detailed list of the CEP EXTRA and a full list of all the objects that come with the game.

CEP Icon Set: optional; it's mainly aimed to webmasters (to put them in the download web pages or in the local CEP Info page) and CEP enthusiasts.

INSTALLATION and USAGE

The CEP can be installed automatically (Windows users only), or manually (Mac users, and anyone who wants to have total control on what happens on their computers )

Automatic installation (Windows users only) - Download the file "CEP_Windows-AutoInstaller.zip" and unpack it on your desktop. Double-click on the installer (CEP_Setup.exe) and follow the instructions.
You have to choose which "CEP EXTRA" components you want to install, select the path where to install the Documentation and choose what parts of the Documentation you want to install (any older CEP version will be automatically uninstalled).To uninstall, use the "Add/Remove Program" applet, in the Windows control panel, or the icon in the Start menu.

Manual Installation (Windows and MacOS X Users) - Download the file "CEP_Windows+MAC_Manual-Installation.zip"; unpack the zip on a temporary folder. Open the temporary folder, and you'll find all the needed files, along with detailed instructions (for Win and Mac) that will guide you in the manual installation.
To uninstall, remove all the CEP files from your system, following the instruction provided in the same text file you used for the installation.

CREDITS and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

By now, the CEP is updated and supported by me (Numenor) alone. Nevertheless, many persons deserve our personal thanks and credits for their help:

RGILES and QUAXI for having invented and created with me the first CEP, that still "survives" into the current CEP. Very special thanks to QUAXI for his valuable tool SimPE and for his great kindness and patience

MaryLou for the help in testing the CEP, for fixing the UV-map of the Toilet Stall and for the CEP Icon sets v. 6, 7 and 8.

Havelock for many fixes included in CEP9 (Bohemian set, security gates, Club counters, Closet doors).

And last but not least, thank you very much to all the CEP users, and in particular to Lord Darcy, for their help reporting bugs, discovering Maxis faults, suggesting modifications and asking for more recolourable objects.

Key: - File was updated after upload was posted

Filename - Tip: You can click the magnifying glass to see the archive contents

1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.

2. Extract: Use WinRAR (Windows) or Stuffit (Mac) to extract the .package file(s) from the .rar or .zip file(s).

3. a) Auto-Installer: extract the installer to your desktop and execute it; all the needed files will be automatically copied in the proper locations.
b) Manual Install: extract all the files from the zip in a temporary folder on your desktop; read carefully and follow the instructions provided in the TXT file contained in the zip.

Wow, you cleaned up the thread. Looks nice. Hope the link is the same. I'd better check it.

Does the current release include the bohemian fix? I noticed the time of the update on the thread is after the fix upload.. So I'm thinking maybe yes. I just got the update. Was thinking maybe the teddy MESH issue was associated with me having the april download to begin with.. an older version.

Thanks again!!
Xts

EDIT: Link works perfectly. Awesome I don't have to change it each time a new EP comes out. You rock!

(Quote) ~ "If it isn't one thing, it's going to be another. It is usually one thing. Oh man, is it a mother" (The Mother of All Things) - PB

I have a question! First off I would like to say a HUGE "Thank You" to Numenor for updating the CEP!! You are the greatest!! Now, do I need to un-install the old CEP before I install the new one, or does this one just update the one I already have? Thanks in advance for you're help!!

Terms of Use-All of my stuff is available for use anywhere that is free. All I ask is credit and a link back to the objects in question, or the house they are featured with. DO NOT POST ON THE EXCHANGE!

Havelock - Thanks for the fix; I worked on this yesterday night but I couldn't manage to finish it (among the various possibilities, I even though of creating a brand new object as repository: a small connection for the outer corners...). Maybe I can at least find a solution to make the placement of the diagonal pieces easier.

XTS - Keeping the thread clean without changing the URL it's my job In any case, the alias "http://cep.modthesims2.com" should always work, even if I'd have to change the actual URL (which will never happen, anyway).

Rhondacathey - The new installation automatically uninstall the previous versions.

Knighguy - Almost all the AL objects are still missing, and are on my to-do list. At the moment (I'm at work) I don't remember if the food stands can support recolours or not (I'm positive anyway: they shouldn' be different from the BV ones).
EDIT: yes, the food stand will be fully recolourable

*raises hand* Question! With the latest version of CEP, are ice rinks and roller rinks now recolorable? I seem to reall reading a thread a few months ago where you mentioned that.

All the 4 rinks (ice and roller, small and large) have been made recolourable when Seasons came out (CEP6, if I remember well). I hope that they still are recolorable Try recolouring them, and if there are problems, let me know.

Starfish of Terror - Then, your first question was lacking an important element You already knew that the rinks were recolourable, though not fully.

Currently, the base of the rinks are not recolourable: since the game provided two separate "floors" (ice and wood), I thought there was no need to make them recolourable. I'll try making them recolourable in the next CEP update, but I have to check what happens to the recoloured surfaces when the sims skate on them: I remember that they leave a sort of trace on the floor, while moving...

Thank you so much, Numenor! CEP is great and I can't thank you enough for all the effort you put into this.
I'm wondering if it's just with me, but my Very Mysterious Shelving disappeared after I installed this latest version of CEP. It was back again after I uninstalled it
Anyone else with this problem?

Thanks for the update Numenor! I'm wondering if when you do the next update if you could make a second recolorable subset for the FT cribs/changing table (make the wood one subset & the fabric another?) and do the same thing for the couch that came with IKEA with the little heart on it. It makes no sense that the couch with the pillow on it lets you recolor the couch & the pillow, but the heart one doesn't. If you've got too much on your plate, don't worry about it, I just thought it'd be cool. I'd do it myself, but am clueless in this area. Thanks again for all your hard work!

Starfish of Terror - lol! Again, I forgot what I've written in my posts This summer has been crazy for me... -
However, I confirm my promise: if it's technically possible, I will make the floors recolourable

Ang41187 - I'm sorry, but Maxis created the mesh in one piece; in order to make the two parts recolourable separately, I should modify the mesh (which I always avoid, unless strictly needed).

Is the Simply Round double height column disappeared due to AL or this newer version of CEP? Hoping it can be brought back!!!

If you mean the OFB column, then that is part of the CEP Extra files. The column disappeared with later EPs and the CEP extra should reenable it. Check that you have the CEP Extra options installed.

Numenor, I have found a little glitch to do with the _EnableColorOptionsGMND.package file. If this file is present in my Downloads folder then the Apartment Life stone building deco items take on a strange colouration. This was tested with no other custom content whatsoever; it makes no difference if the CEP extras are installed.

Numenor, I have found a little glitch to do with the _EnableColorOptionsGMND.package file. If this file is present in my Downloads folder then the Apartment Life stone building deco items take on a strange colouration. This was tested with no other custom content whatsoever; it makes no difference if the CEP extras are installed.

This affects all of the 'Triumvirate' decor.

Yep, this is the same issue that Havelock reported.

@Havelock: Thanks for unlocking the Diagonal Cornice. I see that the diagonal piece has been properly textured.
One question: Is "Diagonal Molded Belt" hidden somewhere? I'd love to have a matching piece for bottom molding.

How stupid of EAxis to omit Diagonal pieces. If a room has even one diagonal wall, the whole set becomes effectively useless. I'd rather not use molding altogether than leave one spot uncovered. They really should have taken a page from this set.